The second part, “Depth”, includes over thirty towers from the eVolo Skyscraper 09 Competition.

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It has been a tremendous satisfaction to compile this issue about the past, present, and future of the skyscraper. No other architectural genre captures our imagination and reflects our cultural and technological achievements like these towers that pierce the sky. We start off with the history and evolution of building high, from the Egyptian pyramids, Gothic cathedrals, and first American skyscrapers, to the contemporary reality in Asia and the Middle East.

We present two fascinating interviews. The first one is with Carol Willis, the founder and director of the Skyscraper Museum in New York City, who explains the true genetics and economics behind the birth and future of the skyscraper. The second one is with Italian artist, Giacomo Costa, who shares his vision about “the relationship between the natural environment, human activity, and supernatural reality” with provocatives images of an apocalyptic urban future.

3. Opinion Pixilated Tectonics: Unitized Aggregation Techniques and Formal Organization Making the Future Real The Phare Tower / Morphosis Architects On the Business of (tall) Buildings and Verticality Interview with Carol Willis The Poetics of the Situation / Signal Tower: Atelier Jean Nouvel The Push Skyward The Miyi Tower / Studio SHIFT + SWA Group What Dreams May Come Programmatic Evolution of the Skyscraper / Al Sharq Tower and Lotte Busan Tower: Skidmore Owings and Merrill The Future of the Skyscraper Discovering Costa: Interview with Giacomo Costa And then the Sky told the Earth: “I have an itch” Tales of the Woolworth Building Manhattan Fever